Top news of the week: 09.12.2021.
Companies And Services
US military's hacking unit publicly acknowledges taking offensive action to disrupt ransomware operations
Cyber Command, the US military's hacking unit, has taken offensive action to disrupt cybercriminal groups that have launched ransomware attacks on US companies, a spokesperson for the ...
Virtual-Network Vulnerability Found in AWS, Other Clouds
The privilege-escalation flaws affect Amazon WorkSpaces and more than a dozen services that use a particular implementation of USB over Ethernet.
8 Crystal Ball Predictions About Cyberattacks In 2022
Judging by the predictions of cybersecurity experts about cyberattacks in 2022, if any of their “guesses” come true, we could be in for a rough ride next year. Fasten your seat belts.
Security experts question new DHS/TSA cybersecurity rules for rail companies
Some questioned whether CISA would be overloaded with messages now that rail companies have to report many cybersecurity incidents.
US State Department phones were hacked with NSO Group spyware
The iPhones of about a dozen US State Department employees serving in Africa were hacked with spyware developed by Israeli technology firm NSO Group in recent months, according to a senior ...
COLUMN: Reducing urgency can be a pathway to reducing cyber risk
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity, Infrastructure and Resilience Agency (CISA) released a statement to retailers and other holiday-focused businesses this past week. ...
TSA Issues Security Rules For Rail Operators
Several new Security Directives, released by the TSA, aim to improve the security postures of rail and aviation entities.
Vast majority of our Network cyber experts favor mandates to report hacks
They say letting critical industries report cyber incidents voluntarily isn’t working.